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Raw Goat Milk Nutrition Facts: Calories, Fat & Comparison to Cow's Milk
Raw goat milk often is used to make cheeses and baked goods. Those who plan on using goat milk as a replacement for cow's milk in certain foods should know exactly what they are getting.-
Serving
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One serving of raw goat milk is defined as 1 cup of milk, or 244 g. This will be compared, by serving, to 1 cup of whole milk from a cow.
Calories
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Raw goat milk has 168 calories per serving. Whole milk, by comparison, has 146 calories per serving.
Fat
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Goat milk has 10 g of fat per serving. Of this, 7 g are saturated fat (an unhealthy fat). Whole milk has only 8 g of fat per serving, with 5 g of saturated fat.
Calcium
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Goat milk has 33 percent of your daily recommended amount of calcium. This figure is 5 percent higher than the calcium in whole milk.
Protein
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There are 9 g of protein in every serving of raw goat milk. There are only 8 g of protein in whole milk.
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